# CVE-2026-56287: Apache Fineract: Boolean SQL Injection in Client Search API (orderBy parameter) leading to Local File Disclosure

> Authenticated attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Client Search API to extract data and disclose local files via LOAD_FILE.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fcf9-3vvc-8qg6

## What is CVE-2026-56287?

CVE-2026-56287 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Fineract, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A boolean-based SQL Injection vulnerability exists in Apache Fineract's Client Search API (GET /api/v1/clients) in versions up to and including 1.14.0. The orderBy and sortOrder request parameters are concatenated into a SQL query without sufficient validation, allowing an authenticated user with permission to view clients to inject arbitrary SQL via a crafted orderBy value. This can be leveraged to perform blind boolean-based data extraction and, on MySQL/MariaDB, to disclose arbitrary files readable by the database process via the LOAD_FILE() function. Users are recommended to upgrade to a version containing the fix

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-56287?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Apache Fineract.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-56287?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-56287 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-56287 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Apache Fineract

- [CVE-2024-23538](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-23538/): SQL injection in Apache Fineract (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2018-11800](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11800/): SQL injection in Apache Fineract (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-11801](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-11801/): SQL injection in Apache Fineract (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-1290](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1290/): SQL injection in Apache Fineract (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2024-32838](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-32838/): Apache Fineract: SQL injection vulnerabilities in offices API endpoint (critical 9.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-56287 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-56287 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Apache Fineract, published on 15 Jul 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-56287 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Apache Fineract. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56287/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-56287/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-56287
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-56287
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-56287

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